Land Use Data for Latitude 68.75 Longitude 170.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Map

Chaun delta

Agricultural Land Uses

Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Pigs
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km²)

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.

Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.